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APPLIGATION H mm 113.25, 1911.`

' Patented June 13, 1911.

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GEORGIA ANNIE' LAMAR, Vor' TUUIVICI, TERI'IUY Yr ivIiiXIc'o.

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specification tf' asesinar. Patentes sans is, 1911.

Appiica't'ion fried February 25, 19.11. serian ivo. 610,783.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGIA ANNIE LAMAR, a citizen ofthe United States, reside ing at Tucumcari, in the county of Quay and Territory of New Mexico, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Washboilers, of which the following is a speciiication, reference being had to the accom-y panying drawings.

This invention relates to improvements in wash boilers and has for its object yto provide a wash boiler o f simple and novel .construction whereby the necessity for rubbing the articles to ybe Awashed vto remove the dirt therefrom is eliminated;

A further object of the invention is to provide means removably arranged within the boiler shell for directing a plurality of jets of boiling waterr and steam upon the clothes with sufficient force to cause the water to thoroughly pentrate the clothes whereby the same are quickly cleansed without requiring manual labor.

A still further object ofthe inventionV is to provide a wash boiler of the above character, the parts ofwhich may be easily and quickly assembled and may be readily arranged in a boiler of the common construction, the device being extremely efficient in practical use and of small cost to manufacture,

Referring in detail to the drawings 5` designates a boiler shell which may. be of any desired form and is Iconstructed of Vtiri or galvanized sheet metal.

My improved lwashing device is adapted" to be arranged within the boiler shell and comprises a false bottom 6 whichvconsists Y of the platev 7 of substantially the same shape in plan as the bottom of the boiler and which is disposed in spaced parallel relation thereto when in its operative position. The false bottom plate 7 is supported by Y means of the vertical wall 8 which is pro'- vided witha flange9 at one edge over whicli the edge of the bottom plate 7 engages, said plate being bent upon itself and clamped upon the tflange 9 as shown at 10 to .rigidly secure the plate 7 and wall 8 together. The

other edge of the wall 8 which rests :upon l the bottom of the boiler shell is .formed with a bead 11 by bendingsaid edge over the wire 12.., It will be observed from reference Ato Fig. 1 that when properly positioned within the boiler,- the edge of the false bottom plate 7 is spaced from the inner wall of the boiler shell, thus permitting the water to enterbeneath the plate 7 through plurality of openings 13Y which are provided in each end of the vertical wall 8. The bottom plate 7 is further supported upon lthe bottom of the boiler by means 4of a plurality of members 14 which are substantially V- shape in cross sectional form and are 'arranged transversely upon said plate.` The longitudinal edges ,of .these members are provided with suitable attaching flanges 15 to be riveted or otherwise-securely firedV to the plate 7. ,4 ,Y Y d Y.

Y The falsebottom plate 7 is provided at itsl longitudinal edges adjacent to each end thereof and at opposite pointswith the openings 16 to receive the ends ofthe short tubes 17 which are provided with attaching flanges 18=to bebent against the under side of the false bottom plate 7 and riveted thereto. These tubes 17 may be of any desired cross sectional form but are preferably of the form shownin Fig. 1 and gradually taper from their lower to their upper ends. rlhe smaller upper ends of the tube 17 are telescopically engaged in the lower ends o f the water conducting tubes 19 which also taper longitudinally and areslightly curved and laterally extended at their upper ends as indicated at 20. The spaced vertical tubes 19 on each side of the boiler are connected at their upper ends by means ofthe horizontal plate 21 which is preferably formed integral therewith. From reference Vto Fig. 3

" it will be observed that the tubes 19 are inclined transversely of the boiler and have their upper connected ends closely Vengaged with the inner face `ojf the boiler shell.

In lorder to prevent the accidentalremoval of the tubes 19 from the upper ends of the short tubes 17, when removing articles from the boiler, I provide the device shownV in Fig. 2 which consists of a casting 22 secured to the connecting plate 21 which entends between the opposed ends of the tubes 19, by means of a plurality of rivets 23. Screws 24 having finger plates or wings 25 extend through the boiler shell and have threaded engagement in the casting 22. Washers 26 are also integrally formed upon the outer ends of the screws 24 for engagement with the shell 5. It will be obvious that the upper ends of the tubes 19 may be held in closev engagement with the shell by adjusting the screws 24 to bind the connecting plate 21 against the inner face of the shell.

The upper laterally extended ends of the conducting tubes 19 have suitably secured thereto the discharge spouts 27. Two of these spouts communicate with each of the tubes 19 and are arranged in spaced relation and they are gradualy reduced in diameter to provide the outlets 28 which are eccentrically disposed with relation to the opposite end of the spouts which are connected to the tube 19. 1t will be observed, by reference to Fig. 1 that the outlets 28 of each pair of discharge spouts 27 are oppositely disposed, or in other words, said outlets are adapted to direct the boiling water and steam to the right and to the left of the respective discharge spouts, thus distributing the same over the greater portion of the clothes which are in the boiler, and thoroughly agitating or churning the water and causing the same to permeate the articles being washed and thus remove the dirt therefrom. It will be readily seen, that owing to the fact that the boiling water strikes upon the inclined annular wall 29 of the discharge spouts, it will be directed with great force from the contracted outlets 28 in a downward direction into the boiler.

In the use of my improved wash boiler, the false bottom member 6 is arranged upon the bottom of the boiler shell, and the upper ends of the tubes 19 secured to the sides of the boiler as previously described. The water and particles of soap or washing powder are then placed in the boiler together with the articles to be washed. Then the water comes to a boil, it gradually rises through the tubes 17 and 19, the steam forcing the boiling water with considerable V pressure upon the annular walls 29 of the ferent fabrics whereby the same are very quickly and thoroughly cleansed. After the lapse of the proper length of time, the articles are removed from the boiler and replaced by others. When no longer desired for use, the screws 24 are removed and the false bottom member 6 togetherwvith the connected tubes 17 and 19 are bodily removed from the boiler and stored away until again desired for use.

lhile 1 have shown and described the preferred construction and arrangement of my improved washing device, it will be understood that the same is susceptible of considerable modication without departing from the essential features or sacrificing any of the advantages thereof. It will also be observed that by means of the device constructed as above set forth, whereby steam and water are being constantly discharged upon the contents of the boiler, all liability of the same boiling over is eliminated, so that the user does not have to exercise constant watchfulness as is required in the use lof a boiler of the common construction.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed is 1. The combination with a boiler, of a false bottom arranged therein consisting of aI body plate and a vertical wall rigidly secured to said, plate at its edge and resting upon the bottom of the boiler, said wall having a plurality of openings therein, short transverse supporting members rigidly fixed to the under side of said bottom plate to support the same in spaced relation to the bottom of the boiler, vertical tubes rigidly secured to said bottom plate at each of its longitudinal edges and extending therethrough, conducting tubes telescopically engaged upon said vertical tubes, plates integrally connecting the latter tubes at their upper ends upon each side of the boiler, means extending through the boiler shell and said plates to rigidly secure the tubes thereto, and a plurality of discharge spouts in the upper end of each of said conducting tubes.

2. The combination with a boiler, of a false bottom arranged therein, a pair of short vertical tubesV secured to said false bottom adjacent to each of its longitudinal edges and opening beneath the same, conducting tubes telescopically engaged upon the upper ends of said short tubes, said conducting tubes on each side of the boiler being integrally connected at their upper ends to castings, screws disposed through the boiler shell and threaded into said castings to rigidly secure the upper ends of the conducting tubes thereto, and a plurality of discharge spouts in the upper end of each of said tubes.

3. The combination with a boiler, of a false bottom arranged therein consisting of a plate arranged in vparallel relation tothe bottom of the boiler shell, and a vertical wall rigidly secured to said plate at one edge and resting at its other edge upon the` bottom of the shell, a plurality of supporting members transversely arranged upon the under side of the plate, said plate having other and rigidly connected together, and a plurality of discharge spouts arranged in the upper end of each tube, the adjacent spouts having their outlets disposed in opposite directions to discharge the Water downwardly into the boiler.

ln testimony whereof I hereunto aHiX my signature in the presence of two witnesses. GEORGIA ANNIE LAMAR. Titnesses HENRY SWAN, M. B. KEATOR.

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